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Humans

Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

The idea that all humans evolved from a small population in East Africa turns out to be wrong. Our beginnings were far stranger and more colourful

Features

Almost 1500 bird species face extinction and we're to blame

Earth

Almost 1500 bird species face extinction and we're to blame

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Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers

Life

Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers

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Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early

Life

Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early

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Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

Life

Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

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Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

Life

Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

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Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate

Life

Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

Life

Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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refugees

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UK failing child refugees because we can’t reliably verify age

Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government – but there's no definitive way to determine age

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Earth

Most UK plants will flower at once in short ‘condensed spring’

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Earth

World's biggest bird feeder will use 500 tonnes of shellfish

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Life

These fish hide fluorescent switchblades in their faces

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Life

Species with big sex differences are more likely to die out

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